Antique Iron Child Bed: Before and After

Hello! First off I would like to apologize for the blog being so quiet! I finally bounced back from the long Labor Day weekend and just being plain old busy. Last week my husband and I went to some yard sales, flea markets, and antique fairs! I bought so much stuff! One of my favorite finds was this antique iron child bed. I think it's from France after searching for similar ones on the Internet. I got it for only $3 dollars.. Score!

I think the bed would look so pretty in a little girls room.

I love the original green paint showing through..

I used milk paint with the bonding agent to get the flat soft finish. I used rough sand paper to rough up the previous finish to get a good bond. I wasn't sure how it was going to work out because I have never used milk paint on metal before. The crackle that happened all over is so pretty...

Here is the before..

I didn't really like the glossy, drippy, and ugly brown paint that covered the beautiful original green paint. Why would someone cover that up?! So I thought a light creamy finish would look so pretty. I'm so happy the milk paint took to the metal after roughing it up a bit.

Have a great Tuesday.

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Flea Market Treasures...

Every Monday my mom and I go to a local flea market. I usually come home with a few things, but I found some really neat things this week! I also bought two potted geraniums, and a fern I want to plant in a old ironstone dish.

Some of my finds... vintage books, vintage silhouette pictures, folding wooden chair...

I fell in LOVE with this box of vintage cashmere and silk baby socks! The bottom even says "Ralph's baby socks" I'm not sure what to do with them but it was too cute to pass up.

I found this lovely book... It was a diary written over the span of a year about animals, plants, and other things the woman found in nature around her home.

She painted all the pictures in water color..

I love this one...

I also found this leather, aluminum, and brass flower frog (I think). I love the color, patina, and the fact I've never seen one like this before.

So pretty.

What are some of your favorite finds/treasures? I'd love to hear about them!